Tonya Borman with the Virginia Beach Police Department told WAVY.com the accident occurred around 8:15 a.m. in the 1900 block of Princess Anne Road. Workers were moving a pipe with an excavator when the pipe fell, hitting the man in the head.

His injuries were believed to be life-threatening, Borman said. The incident is under investigation by Virginia Beach Police and the Virginia Department of Mines Minerals and Energy.